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Originally Posted by CybrSage
How do people without garages or driveways charge their cars overnight? Think apartments, condos , street parking, etc.
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Originally Posted by Cuervo
Europe has charges on the streets and her there are complexes that are installing them in their garages. I had my driveway redone last year, I have an Ioniq 6, I could not get my car into the garage for over a week, I drove to Costco they had a number of Electrify America charges, when you buy an EV from Hyundai, they have a deal with this company, you get 2 years of free charging.
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Your hot water heater goes out, and you have to take cold showers for 2 days until they can install a new one. Annoying but tolerable. Now how about you have to take cold showers ALWAYS bc you don't HAVE a water heater? Translation: You didn't mind using public charging ONCE as a minor inconvenience, but imagine living in an apartment and having to go charge at Costco or Walgreens or wherever EVERY 2 days and sit there for AN HOUR, assuming you could even get an open charging bay. I doubt too many people would be willing to do that.
If you have a garage you can charge in overnight (suburbs, TV, rural) and you drive shorter distances, EVs are great. If you live in the city, or most apartments, they are not practical. This may change in the future, but it's reality now.